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"The Georgian parliament on Friday gave tentative approval to a constitutional reform that critics say is designed to let President Mikhail Saakashvili remain a political force even after his current term expires....
"Public reaction to the proposed changes has been mixed. A recent opinion survey had 26 percent of respondents supporting a Saakashvili shift into the premier's post while 32 percent opposed it, 16 percent were indifferent and the rest undecided. The margin of error for the poll conducted by the National Democratic Institute was plus or minus 3 percentage points."
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